Houston in color

Ferrell Moore, a former Houston Chronicle copy editor, recently shared some color photos he took of the Houston area in the late 1950s.

What’s neat about it is that we’re getting a view of the city that’s usually seen in black and white. For example, I never knew the old city auditorium was brown in color. I just figured it was always gray!

In addition to Moore we can also thank Kodak for giving us Kodachrome, which has managed to hold up well for the last 50-plus years.

Some of the photos you’ll see are in black and white. Take, for example, this photo of the Chronicle copy desk.

Houston Chronicle copy desk, circa late 1950s. (Ferrell Moore)

By comparison, here’s how the copy desk looked the night it was announced that Osama bin Laden was killed.

Chronicle copy desk on a recent Sunday night when the death of Osama bin Laden was announced. (Personal photo)